Indiana and Wisconsin Same-Sex Marriage Decisions Upheld: Employment Law Manual Updated

Authors: Melissa Burdorf, Tracy Morley and Rena Pirsos, XpertHR Legal Editors

On September 4, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld recent lower court decisions invalidating Indiana's and Wisconsin's laws banning same-sex marriage. On September 9, the State of Indiana requested that the US Supreme Court review the 7th Circuit's decision and continue the stay on enforcement of the lower courts' decisions.

The following sections of the Employment Law Manual have been updated in light of this development: